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Re: Great hotel uniforms You call this great? You need to travel more........

KRYPTON There's a reason the Fortress of Solitude is located in the North Pole: it's the area on Earth that most closely resembles the home planet of its single remaining occupant, at least as that planet was imagined by director Richard Donner back in 1978. The clean Arctic look of the...

URSA/FAORA Sarah Douglas as Zod's bad lady Ursa in "Superman II" was, in the words of Daily Planet editor-in-chief, Perry White, a "broad who looks like the Queen of the Runway." Meanwhile, Antje Traue as Zod's bad lady Faora (more or less the same character as Ursa in DC continuity) in...

JONATHAN KENT Like his on-screen partner Phyllis Thaxter, Glenn Ford skewed a little older as Kal-El's Earthling father, to the point where his eventual tragic death via heart attack seemed as inevitable as it was heartbreaking. Our new Jonathan Kent is Kevin Costner, perfectly cast as what...

MARTHA KENT At 59, Phyllis Thaxter gave Ma Kent a more grandmotherly vibe in the original "Superman," the kind of woman who cooked a great meal, told the best bedtime stories, and loved you unconditionally. At 48, Diane Lane is still, well, Diane Lane – one of the most stunning women on the...

PERRY WHITE Former child actor Jackie Cooper was the perfect personification of the Perry White we know from the comics: a middle-aged, cigar-chomping, no-nonsense newsman who ran the best damn paper in Metropolis (it might also be the only paper on Metropolis, but hey). Laurence Fishburne...

ZOD Old Zod was played by a respected British stage actor who staked his claim in comic book movie villainy with his inimitable command of "Kneel before Zod!" New Zod is played by the guy who completely re-wrote the book on playing crazy. Terrence Stamp and Michael Shannon are absolutely...

LARA LOR-VAN Kal-El's got a beautiful mother, no matter what movie you're watching! Both incarnations of Lara rock the cleavage, though Susannah York has a more angelic appearance (appropriate, seeing as that her husband is dressed in all white, too) whilst Ayelet Zurer has a more...

JOR-EL Marlon Brando is dressed head to toe in white as Kal-El's father, perhaps foreshadowing the prominent color of choice for the interior and exterior design of what would later become the Fortress of Solitude. Russell Crowe's wardrobe goes in the complete opposite direction, sporting...

LOIS LANE The most ambitious and reckless reporter at the Daily Planet has to be played by an actress who's both gorgeous and looks like she could drink you under the table if that's what it took to get the scoop, and both Margot Kidder and Amy Adams fit the bill. If anything, Adams has a...

CLARK KENT Talk about night and day! Christopher Reeve sports the "classic" Clark look with eyeglasses and proper Daily Planet dress code. Henry Cavill, meanwhile, is in need of a shave ... and, come to think of it, does he even wear glasses at all in "Man of Steel"?

FLYING Christopher Reeve had limited movement when in flying mode due to the fact that he was strapped in a harness. Henry Cavill ... well, thanks to the magic of computers and CG technology, there's a good chance that's not even Henry Cavill at all, so he can strike all sorts of...

'Man of Steel' is a decidedly darker version of Superman than the ones we've met in previous films, but that's not the only difference. - by Bryan Enk SUPERMAN'S SUIT One has red shorts. The other does not. Because, apparently, in 2013, we just can't take the red shorts seriously any...

Tuesday May 21, 2013 Enough documents for Lahad Datu case <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/S6CMVBgGmCY?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe> KUALA LUMPUR: Enough documents have been obtained to build a case against the four Malaysians said to be...